Cynthia Marcolina, LPC

Cynthia Marcolina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 35 years of experience. She offers a gentle, collaborative approach that helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, addictions, and questions about identity and life purpose. Cynthia keeps sessions practical and focused on small steps clients can use between meetings.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and existential ideas. She also draws from mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to help people notice thoughts and choose different responses. Sessions often include simple exercises, writing prompts, or creative tasks to build new habits.

Cynthia emphasizes improving self-talk and self-esteem. She helps clients reduce anxiety and develop ways to calm themselves with or without medication. Her style is down-to-earth and encouraging, with an eye toward what the person can control right now.

In sessions she listens closely and works collaboratively to set clear, achievable goals. She suggests practical tools such as paper-and-pencil worksheets and reading when useful. Creative options, like drawing, are introduced when they fit a person’s preferences.

Over a long career across many clinical settings, Cynthia has worked with mood disorders, trauma-related stress, intimacy issues, family of origin concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her approach aims to make coping skills useful in day-to-day life, so people can manage difficult moments and move toward larger changes.

How Cynthia’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. The therapist follows the client's pace and priorities, helping them feel heard and guiding goal-setting in a collaborative way.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It often uses short exercises, worksheets, and homework to practice skills that reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm the mind and reduce reactivity. These practices pair well with CBT by helping people notice thoughts without acting on them.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Cynthia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then shape sessions to match those needs. The process is collaborative and adapts as progress is made.

Online sessions support flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone sessions fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging work well for quick reflections or ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.